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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8485

19 June 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 18/06/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: How to prevent the results of the Convention being brought into question - Conditions and risks, the responsibility of this weekend's summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF THESSALONIKI: Costas Simitis' letter of invitation to Heads of State and Government focuses on immigration and asylum dossier
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EPP and Liberal party chiefs' customary meeting prior to European Council of Thessaloniki
(EU) EU/THESSALONIKI SUMMIT/COMMISSION: Romano Prodi, to announce Commission's proposals for IGC on improving Convention text, pleads against veto - progress needed on common integration policy - Balkan States must "work" to get more funding out of us
(EU) EU/NATO:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mr Cox to ask Thessaloniki Summit for EP involvement in IGC (which he feels should not unravel Convention text) - MEPs call for referendums - pro-Europe MEPs call for improvement of result, Eurosceptics for change in other direction
(EU) EP/CFSP: Javier Solana and Chris Patten restate their request for implementation of the roadmap
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi attacks France
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs call on EU for initiatives in favour of democratisation in Iran
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: EU citizens for European Constitution, but know little about Convention's work
(EU) EP/ELECTION/WOMEN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Several Member States express reserve about new compromise on CAP reform - first night negotiating session
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/GMO/WTO:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission proposes general ban on unfari trade practices in Union so consumers can take full advantage of internal market
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Verheugen calls for EEA membership for Israel
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Opinion of working group on protection of personal data on guarantees proposed by US Administration for protecting personal data of air passengers
(EU) EU/MAGHREB/MOROCCO: Moroccan Prime minister visits Brussels and calls for strengthening of relations to help attain “advanced status”
(EU) EU/NORDIC DIMENSION: Second action plan for Nordic dimension
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: EUR 16.5 million for victims of conflict -Poul Nielson appeals once again to russian authorities
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission grants EUR 7.3 million for the water sector in Southern Africa
(EU) EP/IRAN: Mr Mirdami invites MEPs to vist nuclear sites and underlines that reforms should be gradual - MiRdami and Brok focus on cooperation in fighting drugs
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Following "Eurostat" scandal, members of budgetary control committee inist on need for time to inform Commissioners in cases of suspected fraud- Neil Kinnock and Michaele Schryer deny being informed by Yves Franchet
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: Committee on Culture demands complete revision of "Television without borders" directive - and regulation on media ownership to guarantee pluralism
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of Remi Claeys Aluminium by Sapa
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Access to information on environment guaranteed by EC directive does not allow the name of companies in breach of EU rules to be put on GMO labelling
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France is found guilty of imperfect policy for reducing pollution by lead, zinc, copper and nickel in the aquatic environment
(EU) EU/UN/FRAUD:
(EU) EP/ISLAM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/06/2003:
 USD  1.1699  CHF  1.5463  EEK  15.6466  ROL  38255  HKD  9.1238 
 JPY  138.69  ISK  85.92  HUF  265.87  SIT  233.7850  NZD  2.0026 
 DKK  7.4241  NOK  8.1780  LTL  3.4522  SKK  41.485  SGD  2.0267 
 GBP  0.69650  BGN  1.9464  LVL  0.6563  TRL  1659000  KRW  1386.21 
 SEK  9.0680  CYP  0.58634  MTL  0.4280  AUD  1.7459  ZAR  9.3125 
 CZK  31.415  PLN  4.3950  CAD